Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Lunch Time E-mail

I know, I know, I know. I already posted today.

Odds are visitors will check the blog, just see this one then pass on by. But you - my true followers will know that today is a second installment on this armpit of a day. So my friend Grant sent me an e-mail. You know, the ones that get passed on to everyone. I vaguely remember this one from maybe ten years ago, but it just hit me right today. So I'm passing it on to you folks - not in e-mail, just in blog. So here it is.


AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.

'What majestic trees!
'What powerful rivers
!
'What beautiful animals!
He said to himself.

As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.

He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.


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He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.

He tripped & fell on the ground.

He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him,
reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.


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At that instant the Atheist cried out,

'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.

'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'

'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?

Am I to count you as a believer?

The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian'?

'Very well,' said the voice.

The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed.
And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:


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'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord,
Amen.'

1 comment:

darsden said...

Wow, now that was a poweful post for lunch time..very cool Bob. Amen ... where do the pictures keep going? Are you still with me Bob?